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Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2006), 212 pp.

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So This is Democracy? Report on the State of Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Southern Africa 2005

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2006), 320 pp.

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Still Not Fully Protected: Rights to Freedom of Expression and Information Under Angola's New Press Law

New York: Human Rights Watch (2006), 24 pp.

"On February 2, 2006, Angola’s National Assembly approved a new press law, which entered into force on May 15. The law regulates the activity of media companies and professionals in television and radio broadcasting and in the written and electronic press. This report analyses the new law in the c ... ontext of international human rights standards. Given the Government of Angola’s poor record in protecting freedom of expression, the press law is especially crucial in the current pre-election period in Angola to ensure that the press can report freely in the run-up to national elections, tentatively scheduled for 2007. The new legislation represents an improvement over Angola’s previous press law in many respects. Key improvements include the elimination of the state monopoly over TV broadcasting; the creation of public TV and radio that are to be governed by principles of public interest (such as ensuring the plurality of opinions, providing accurate and impartial information that is widely accessible and providing politically balanced information during election periods), and provisions that allow a journalist accused of defamation to cite the truthfulness of the facts reported in his or her defense in cases involving Angola’s president. While Human Rights Watch welcomes the Government of Angola’s reform of its media law, it is concerned that the new law still contains elements that fall short of international human rights standards. The law defines certain conduct as “criminal” in unclear and sweeping terms and establishes excessive penalties for those crimes, including defamation; it includes provisions that may result in excessive limitations on press freedom; and it provides for the establishment of licensing procedures for private TV and radio broadcasters that are largely subject to the discretion of governmental bodies. The Angolan government should amend those provisions of the press law that are not in accordance with international and regional human rights standards, most urgently those criminalizing defamation. In addition, too many key principles and procedures of the law are left for further implementing laws and regulations and no transitional arrangements are defined to address problems that may arise in the application of the law pending adoption of the implementing legislation. The lack of such laws and regulations makes several provisions of the new press law largely inoperable." (Summary) more

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Freedom of the Press Worldwide in 2006: Annual Report

[Paris]: Reporters Without Borders (2006), 150 pp.

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Implementing Freedom of Expression: A Checklist for the Implementation of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa

Cyril Magnon-Pujo, John Barker, Peter Noorlander

London: Article 19 (2006), x, 64 pp.

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A Vibrant Media Under Pressure: An Independent Assessment of Press Freedom in the Maldives

International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to the Maldives

London: Article 19;Reporters Without Borders;International Media Support (IMS);International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);South Asia Press Commission (SAPC) (2006), 22 pp.

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Medien, Markt und politische Kontrolle in der Volksrepublik China: Eine Untersuchung zur Rolle der Medien seit Beginn der Reformära (1979 - 2005) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Hörfunks

Sigrun Abels

Bochum: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Doctoral Thesis (2006), 286 pp.

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Media in Hong Kong: Press Freedom and Political Change, 1967-2005

Carol P. Lai

Abingdon; New York: Routledge (2006), xii, 269 pp.

"This book examines the Hong Kong media over a 40 year period, focusing in particular on how its newspapers and TV stations have struggled for press freedom under the colonial British administration, as well as Chinese rule. Making full use of newly declassified material, extensive interviews and sp ... more

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Arabiske vagthunde: En analyse af pressefrihed i Yemen

Lea Wind-Friss

Roskilde: Internationale Udviklingsstudier & Journalistik (2006), 125 pp.

"Most journalists in Yemen wish for more freedom on a legislative level. But the norms and the culture telling them what is acceptable or not, will still affect their journalism, even if legislation was to be eased. In conclusion, the thesis shows the need for a path in between the watchdog and the ... more

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Freedom of the Press 2006: A Global Survey of Media Independence

Karin Deutsch Karlekar (ed.)

New York; Lanham: Freedom House;Rowman & Littlefield (2006), 272 pp.

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Periodistas y magnates: Estructura y concentración de las industrias culturales en América Latina

Guillermo Mastrini, Martín Becerra (dir.)

Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros;Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) (2006), 330 pp.

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Censorship in Contemporary Russian Journalism in the Age of the War Against Terrorism: A Historical Perspective

Greg Simons, Dmitry Strovsky

European Journal of Communication, volume 21, issue 2 (2006), pp. 189-211

"The Russian mass media system has experienced tremendous change since the Soviet era. It has been argued that some similarities still exist between the old Soviet system and the new post-Soviet media, such as the practice of self-censorship. Pressure has been mounting on the mass media's level of e ... more

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Mediopoder: Libertad de expresión y derecho a la comunicación en la democracia de la sociedad de la información

Andrés Gómez Vela

La Paz: gente común (2006), 355 pp.

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Newspaper editorial discourse and the politics of self-censorship in Hong Kong

L. F. Francis Lee, M. Y. Angel Lin

Discourse & Society, volume 17, issue 3 (2006), pp. 331-358

"In transitional societies where political pressure on the press is coupled with a commercial media system and a professional journalistic culture, the politics of self-censorship is likely to involve a strategic contest between the media and political actors. Language plays a significant role in th ... more

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Transiciones de la libertad de expresión al derecho a la comunicación

Adalid Contreras Baspineiro, Diego Fernando Carrasco C.

La Paz: Azul Editores (2006), 137 pp.

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Media in Pakistan: Growing Space, Shrinking Freedoms. Annual Report on State of the Media Freedoms in Pakistan

Adnan Rehmat, Matiullah Jan

Islamabad: Internews Pakistan (2005), 15 pp.